13 March 2024 - Northern Farm
Anton van Nickerk, Gavin Kearns and I had a late afternoon visit to Northern Farm to check out if there was any suitable habitat for Grass Owl.
We did find some suitable habitat, but no sign of any Owls - but at least we now know which areas to keep an eye on. There were however, a few Banded Orb Spiders in the grass. I assume the tiny spider is the male?
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| Banded Orb Spider (Argiope trifasciata) |
On the drive around, came across a Steppe Buzzard
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| Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus) |
The resident Long-crested Eagle
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| Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) |
and an unexpected pale morph Wahlberg's Eagle which was a great record for the farm.
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| Pale morph Wahlberg's Eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi) |
By now, the sun had set, so it was time to head back home.
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